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| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | May 7, 2026 | WTTW | Federal Immigration Agents Reportedly Spotted at 4 Cook County Courthouses Thursday | https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/07/federal-immigration-agents-reportedly-spotted-4-cook-county-courthouses-thursday | Federal agents were reportedly spotted at multiple Cook County courthouses Thursday morning in a move community activists are calling a “significant ramp up” of immigration enforcement in and around Chicago. According to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were confirmed at four Cook … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | May 7, 2026 | WBEZ | The Rundown: Shifting responses to immigration enforcement | https://www.wbez.org/wbez-newsletter/2026/05/07/the-rundown-shifting-responses-to-immigration-enforcement | _Good afternoon! It’s Thursday, and remember when I shared the live cam of baby eagles in Iowa? Chicago now has its own_ [ __eaglets_ _ ][8] _, which you can help name. Here’s what else you need to know today._ [ **_1\. Rapid responders in Chicago have shifted tactics as … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | May 7, 2026 | WBEZ | Chicago Sinfonietta to pause programs until 2027 and lay off staff amid financial challenges | https://www.wbez.org/culture-the-arts/classical/2026/05/07/chicago-sinfonietta-layoff-program-pause-finance-classical-music-2027 | The Chicago Sinfonietta will pause artistic and educational activities at the end of its 2025-26 season this month amid financial challenges, the organization [ _announced Thursday_ ][1] . A spokesperson confirmed that the group will lay off its seven administrative staffers, leaving President and CEO Sidney Jackson as the only … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | May 7, 2026 | NBC Local | Metra UP-N trains halted after crash with flatbed carrying milling equipment | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/metra-up-n-trains-halted-after-crash-with-trailer-carrying-milling-equipment-extensive-delays-possible/3933101/ | Metra trains on the Union Pacific North line were halted Thursday afternoon after a train struck a flatbed trailer carrying milling equipment in a north suburb, with officials warning "extensive" delays were expected. Around 2:46 p.m., UP-N train #337, scheduled to arrive at Kenosha at 3:45 p.m., was stopped after … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | May 7, 2026 | NBC Local | Could hantavirus be the next pandemic? Experts weigh in amid cruise ship outbreak | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/could-hantavirus-be-the-next-pandemic-experts-weigh-in/3933131/ | An outbreak aboard a cruise ship of a rare rodent-borne illness called [ hantavirus ][1] has left three passengers dead and sickened others, with health authorities across four continents trying to track down and monitor passengers who disembarked the ship before its deadly outbreak was detected. So how dangerous is … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | May 7, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Indiana man accused of speeding off with officers inside van, jumping from vehicle: sheriff | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/indiana-man-accused-speeding-off-officers-inside-van-jumping-from-vehicle-sheriff | #### The Brief * * An Indiana man allegedly drove off during a traffic stop with two officers inside his van, swerving across lanes, hitting semitrailers and jumping from the moving vehicle on I-65. * Officers used a Taser to take him into custody; a search of the van found … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | May 7, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Two eaglets born in Chicago for the first time in over 100 years | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/two-eaglets-born-chicago-first-time-over-100-years | ![Chicago sees first eaglet born in city in over 100 years | ChicagoLIVE][5] #### [ Chicago sees first eaglet born in city in over 100 years | ChicagoLIVE ][6] An eaglet hatched on Chicago’s Southeast Side marks the first successful eagle birth within city limits in more than a century, … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | May 7, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Tinley Park car wash manager saves pregnant woman’s life after sudden collapse | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/tinley-park-car-wash-manager-saves-pregnant-womans-life-after-sudden-collapse | ![Pregnant woman saved by car wash hero in Tinley Park][1] #### [ Pregnant woman saved by car wash hero in Tinley Park ][2] A hero at a Tinley Park carwash. His actions saved two lives. He came to the aid of a woman who was pregnant and had fallen unconscious … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | May 7, 2026 | Columbia Chronicle | Columbia’s graduation gowns come with an environmental price tag | https://columbiachronicle.com/campus/columbias-graduation-gowns-come-with-an-environmental-price-tag/ | ### THE SUSTAINABILITY ISSUE * * * As graduation season approaches, millions of college students across the U.S. will wear polyester gowns that are used once and often discarded, raising questions about sustainability and cost in higher education ceremonies. At Columbia, where caps and gowns are included in tuition, students … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | May 7, 2026 | Columbia Chronicle | May 7, 2026 | https://columbiachronicle.com/multimedia/photooftheday/may-7-2026/ | |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | May 7, 2026 | Columbia Chronicle | Data centers are reshaping Chicago and threatening its artists | https://columbiachronicle.com/opinion/data-centers-are-reshaping-chicago-and-threatening-its-artists/ | ### THE SUSTAINABILITY ISSUE * * * Data centers, the physical infrastructure powering artificial intelligence and cloud computing, are expanding rapidly across the Chicago area. Their growth is driven by demand for digital tools, but that demand comes with environmental costs that are often overlooked. As a photojournalist and documentarian, … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | May 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bears waive CB Zah Frazier, a Round 5 pick just a year ago | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/05/07/bears-waive-zah-frazier-cornerback-utsa-round-5-pick-2025-rookie-minicamp-nfl | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][48] * [ Facebook ][49] * [ Bluesky ][50] * [ Email ][51] * [ Reddit ][52] * [ Flipboard ][53] Cornerback [ Zah Frazier ][54] , a fifth-round pick from 2025 who sat out all last season with what … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | May 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Chicago Sinfonietta to pause programs until 2027 and lay off staff amid financial challenges | https://chicago.suntimes.com/classical-music/2026/05/07/chicago-sinfonietta-layoff-program-pause-finance-classical-music-2027 | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][34] * [ Facebook ][35] * [ Bluesky ][36] * [ Email ][37] * [ Reddit ][38] * [ Flipboard ][39] The Chicago Sinfonietta will pause artistic and educational activities at the end of its 2025-26 season this month amid … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | May 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Cubs reliever Ben Brown could replace Matthew Boyd in rotation | https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/05/07/cubs-reliever-ben-brown-replace-matthew-boyd-in-rotation | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][18] * [ Facebook ][19] * [ Bluesky ][20] * [ Email ][21] * [ Reddit ][22] * [ Flipboard ][23] [ Cubs ][24] manager Craig Counsell said right-hander Ben Brown, who started 15 games for last season and has … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | May 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | As Bears rookies report for minicamp, team leaning harder than ever on coaching staff | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/05/07/bears-rookie-minicamp-lean-coaches-ben-johnson-dillon-thieneman-zavion-thomas-sam-roush-nfl-friday-halas-hall-ryan-poles | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Last month’s draft was as much about belief the [ Bears ][7] had in their coaching staff as it … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | May 7, 2026 | Chicago Reader | Review:Erupcja | https://chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movie-review/review-erupcja/ | Midway through _Erupcja_ , Charli XCX’s character, Bethany, attempts to convince her boyfriend, Rob (Will Madden), why Warsaw beats Paris as a romantic getaway. “Paris has so much expectation to be romantic that it just isn’t romantic anymore,” she says. “Everyone’s seen the Eiffel Tower. But not everyone’s sat on … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | May 7, 2026 | Chicago Reader | Review:Hekla | https://chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movie-review/review-hekla/ | A shark must keep moving forward or he dies, a line from Woody Allen’s _Annie Hall_ (1977) informs us. The same seems true for actors. In Chicago auteur Michael Glover Smith’s film festival award-winning _Hekla_ , the title character is a Chicago actress (Elizabeth Stam, a cowriter and coproducer with … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | May 7, 2026 | Chicago Reader | Review:Blue Heron | https://chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movie-review/review-blue-heron/ | A photograph is submerged in developer under red light. “Time is going backwards. It’s a time warp,” Sasha’s father says to her and her three brothers as a grainy black-and-white image of the four children fades into visibility. The quote could double as the thesis of Sophy Romvari’s extraordinary debut … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | May 7, 2026 | CBS Local | 2 Metra passengers hurt when UP-North line train hits semi truck in Wilmette | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/metra-union-pacific-north-train-hits-semi-truck-wilmette/ | Two Metra passengers were injured when a Union Pacific-North line train hit a semi-trailer truck on Thursday afternoon in north suburban Wilmette. Shortly after 2:30 p.m., an outbound UP-North line train hit a flatbed semi- trailer truck that was on the tracks near the Wilmette station. The collision separated the … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | May 7, 2026 | CBS Local | New SNAP certification rules for retailers could hurt small corner stores, advocates warn | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/snap-certification-rules-retailers-grocery-stores-farmers-markets/ | With [ tens of thousands of people in Illinois already losing their SNAP benefits ][8] due to new stricter eligibility rules that went into effect this month, it could also soon get tougher for stores to get certified to accept food stamp benefits. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday … |